As it turns out, when the two opposing sides have a common benefit, and one of them has a significant advantage, nothing else matters.

For example, Ezhe and Siqin, if they can get this kind of wine, what kind of cattle and horses can they have, even if any of them really ask for a good stallion that has not been castrated - it is not a problem not to castrate, whether it is good or not, we will talk about it when the time comes.

Besides, it's not a big problem whether this horse is good or not, the main thing is to make Emperor Chongzhen have a long face, which is enough. Even if it's a mule, as long as it looks like a war horse, it's done, presumably the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty won't care about anything.

So in the case of hello, hello, hello, everyone, on the third day, three hundred war horses were ready, handed over to Ren Zhen and Miao Shoumo and others to take away first, and go back to Emperor Chongzhen to return to their lives, as for the remaining eight hundred cattle, and the ten thousand catties of wool that Emperor Chongzhen really valued, they would be sent to the Xuanfu Imperial Court for delivery after they were ready.

It wasn't until he left Lin Dan Khan's royal court for a hundred and ten miles, and there was no one else nearby except for his own people and war horses accompanying him, and Ren Zhen, who had been holding back for a long time, said to Miao Shoumo: "Old Miao, you said that these wines can really be exchanged for silver and war horses?" Are all Lin Dan Khan's men stupid? ”

Miao Shoumo glanced at Ren Zhen and sneered: "Where did so many stupid people come from." However, this wine is delicious, and the winter on the grassland may not be much better than that of Liaodong, so just change it.

As for the cattle and sheep that exchanged this wine, anyway, these big men didn't get it themselves. In other words, this wine should be sold to Liaodong. Those dog tartars definitely prefer it. ”

Ren Zhen shuddered: "You're crazy!" There are a lot of Han people in Liaodong! ”

"Are there still Han people in Liaodong? Those who voluntarily shaved their heads, can you say that they are Han? Those who don't shave voluntarily have long since died! Besides, the price of this kind of wine, do you think ordinary people in Liaodong can afford it? Miao Shoumo, who doesn't even take his own life seriously, obviously doesn't take other people's lives seriously.

Ren Zhen was dumbfounded by Miao Shoumo's rhetorical question, and he was stunned for a while before he said: "Yes, this matter is not up to us at all, let's go back and report to the emperor first, and then the emperor will decide it." ”

Hurry up, wait until the group arrived at Xuanfu, and after contacting the local Jinyi Guard, they got the news that Emperor Chongzhen went to Shaanxi and killed a lot of people.

After all, any one is really the right one, so Miao Shoumo looked at any one true and said, "What should I do?" Go back to Beijing or Shaanxi? ”

Ren Zhen gritted his teeth and said: "Go to Shaanxi!" Our family wants to see what makes the emperor unhappy, and our family wants to make them unhappy for the rest of their lives! ”

Miao Shoumo said in his heart to brag about you, you are a dead eunuch in the inner factory, your top boss Fang Zhenghua is probably also by His Majesty's side, do you still want to make others unhappy for the rest of your life? That's not how loyalty works.

Although he was slandered, Miao Shoumo still stretched out his thumb to Ren Zhen and said, "Angry!" It's up to you! ”

When the group rushed to Chang'an County, Emperor Chongzhen was looking at Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng in front of him in Chang'an County.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't speak, and no one in the audience dared to speak first, so the atmosphere became more and more depressing, only Liu Xingzuo, who came with the new army, was more relaxed.

Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng wanted to scratch their backs that began to itch, but they were worried that they would lose their manners, so they endured the feeling of being on their backs, and their foreheads began to sweat gradually.

After a while, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said, "I asked you to monitor the lawlessness of the Jinyi guards in the world, and you gave me such a result?" Well?! ”

Wei Zhongxian and Tian Ergeng breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, as long as the emperor opened his mouth, this level would be considered halfway over, and the rest could only depend on the mandate of heaven, or depending on the emperor's mood.

Wei Zhongxian knelt down first and asked for the crime: "The emperor is angry, the slaves and maids are not doing well, the crime deserves death, please punish the emperor!" ”

Tian Ergeng, who secretly scolded the old eunuch for taking the lead, also hurriedly knelt down and said, "The minister should die!" I beg your Majesty forgiveness! ”

Chongzhen said expressionlessly: "Get up." ”

After the two of them got up, Chongzhen continued: "Tian Ergeng? ”

Tian Ergeng hurriedly bowed down and responded: "The minister is here!" ”

Chongzhen said: "The Thousand Households of Xi'an Mansion Ma Jun are your Jinyi Guard's people, let's talk about it, how to deal with it?" ”

Tian Ergeng, who had already retrieved relevant information along the way, bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, if you follow the law of the Great Ming, you should be beheaded, and your family will be exiled." According to the family law of Jinyiwei, he was beaten to death with a stick, and his family was secretly executed. ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, and then said: "Let me check, whether he is alone or if there are other people behind, you and Wei Zhongxian will go and check together." As for this person, according to the Jinyi Wei family law, the family members traveled 3,000 miles away. ”

After Tian Ergeng bowed down and received the order, Chongzhen said to Wei Zhongxian: "The west factory should also speed up the progress, especially in these poorer places in the west, as well as those places in the southeast where there are more wealthy merchants, you must pay attention." ”

After Wei Zhongxian also bowed down, Chongzhen asked, "Tell me, how is Jingzhong now?" ”

Wei Zhongxian bowed down and said: "Emperor Qi, Ding Mao Ri Jingcheng earthquake, fortunately, there are not many deaths, and the British Duke and the Chengguo Duke are organizing disaster relief.

And His Royal Highness King Fu is already on the road. The inventory of fields is underway and is estimated to be completed in another half a month. ”

Chongzhen snorted, and was about to say something more, but saw an inner factory fan come over and say: "Emperor Qiqi, Ren Zhen and Jinyi Wei Miao Shoumo, who were sent to Lin Dan Khan before, have come back and are now waiting outside." ”

Chongzhen snorted and ordered, "Pass them in." ”

After the two of them came in to salute Emperor Chongzhen, Emperor Chongzhen first asked, "How is this trip?" ”

As a righteous envoy, Ren Zhen bowed down and said: "Emperor Qi, Emperor Lai Tianwei, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is blessed, and the slave and maid are fortunate to not be disgraced in this trip."

The slave maid brought back 300 good horses, 800 healthy cattle, and 10,000 catties of wool for the Ming Dynasty, which would be sent to Xuanfu by Lin Dan Khan. ”

Seeing that Ren Zhen looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, Chongzhen asked, "What else?" Speak up! ”

Ren Zhen bowed down and said: "Emperor Qiqi, the slave maid is on this trip, and I found that Huang Taiji Xiao'er in Liaodong also sent someone to Lin Dan Khan, wanting to make peace with Lin Dan Khan." ”

Emperor Chongzhen chuckled lightly and said to Ren Zhen and Miao Shoumo: "And then? Which of you is going to kill the messenger who built the slaves? How did the ten Mongol cavalrymen behave? ”

Ren Zhen patted the horse and said: "The emperor Shengming, he really sees thousands of miles."

At that time, the slave maid found that the people who built the slave were also there, so together with Miao Zongqi, plus ten Mongolian cavalrymen, wanted to follow Ban Chao's story and kill those messengers.

It's just that there is also a scholar on Jiannu's side, and he thought of going with the slaves and maids, and wanted to kill the slaves and maids first.

Fortunately, thanks to His Majesty Hongfu and Tianwei, the soldiers used their lives, and more than ten people in Jiannu and his party were killed, and they were dragged to death by Miao Zongqi with a war horse, and the rest were buried not far from the court of Lin Dan Khan. ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he laughed and said, "Okay! Well done! Go back to Fang Zhenghua and Zhu Gang to receive the reward. ”

After speaking, Emperor Chongzhen instructed Wang Chengen, who had been standing beside him, and said: "Go back and order, everyone will be rewarded for this trip." If there are soldiers who died in battle, they will be sent to the Martyrs' Shrine. ”

After some instructions, Chongzhen's next words were a little murderous: "Prepare for it, Ming'er is in Chang'an County, and I will cut those bastards in Chang'an County together!" Then go back to Lantian County and cut off those bastards in Lantian County. Wei Zhongxian, Ren Zhen stayed first. ”

After everyone else went separately to prepare, Chongzhen looked at Ren Zhen and said, "How is the wine matter?" ”

After thinking about it, Ren Zhen bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, I have already negotiated with Lin Dan Khan's son Ezhe and Zalu Huchi Siqin, and divide them into seven or three, the emperor will take seven, and they will take three." ”

Emperor Chongzhen hummed and said, "That's good." Remember, after returning to Beijing, I will make a good deal with Cao Huachun, and the internal factory will never allow me to meddle in these things. Also, tell Cao Huachun that if this wine flows into a bottle of Daming, I will ask for his head, remember? ”

Ren Zhen bowed down and said, "Yes, the slave remembers." Not a single bottle of this wine will flow into the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the slave and the Gonggong Cao will apologize with death. ”

Chongzhen snorted, and then said, "Go down and rest." When the business here is over, you will go back to Beijing first. ”

After speaking, ignoring any truth that should be, Emperor Chongzhen looked at Wei Zhongxian again: "How is it in the southeast?" ”

Wei Zhongxian bowed down and said, "Back to the emperor, there are some people in the southeast who are not very peaceful. Many people colluded with the Japanese slaves and Jiannu, and there were always people who took advantage of the lax coastal defense to smuggle grain from Liaodong and the Japanese slaves.

There are also some scholars, and some gentry, who are saying some bad things. ”

Chongzhen is not very interested in those smuggling guys, killing a batch, it is estimated that he will be able to be honest for a while, this is nothing. As for these scholars and gentry, it is very interesting.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was quite interested, asked, "Reader? Gentry? What did they say? ”

Seeing Wei Zhongxian's appearance of wanting to speak and stopping, Emperor Chongzhen said: "Just say, I forgive you for your innocence." ”

When Wei Zhongxian heard this, he bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, among the gentry, most of them say that the emperor is not only the lord of King Fu, but he can't tolerate his own uncle, and he is the property of King Fu. And some people changed the nursery rhyme of the Han Dynasty and sang it, saying that a foot of cloth can still be sewn, and the two uncles and nephews are incompatible. ”

Secretly glanced at Chongzhen, and seeing that Emperor Chongzhen's face had not changed much, Wei Zhongxian was bold enough to continue: "As for the scholars, there were originally many people who said that the emperor had opened the Ming Law and Ming Calculation and Gewu Department, which was a great gift to understand that it was not easy for scholars to read.

It was only later that it was rumored that the emperor was using this to suppress Confucianism, and wanted to learn from the violent Qin Dynasty and attach importance to the doctrine of Legalism.

He also said that the emperor organized and trained the new army, but he was good at changing the ancestral system, and the new army may not be easy to use, and it is still necessary to rely on the Ming Dynasty's guard is the right way.

It is also said that the emperor and the first emperor in general, like these strange tricks, ignore the harem, and don't like political affairs, but they are emperors like Huiqin. ”

After Wei Zhongxian finished speaking in one breath, he secretly glanced at Emperor Chongzhen's face, but was surprised to find that there was no change in the slightest.

If another emperor was said like this, I was afraid that his face would have been black for a long time and could not be darker anymore, but this lord seemed to be talking about him at all.

I was thinking about it in my heart, but I heard Emperor Chongzhen continue: "This is the end? Say I'm Huiqin? I'm afraid that I originally said that I was a? ”

You know! Do you know how the southeast side spreads, and you still ask the fuck me?! You are the emperor, big brother, you ask me so a eunuch, Lao Tzu is under a lot of pressure, okay? In case you are unhappy, do you take advantage of the situation to cut Lao Tzu?

Wei Zhongxian was slandering himself, but he heard Emperor Chongzhen say lightly: "I just said that I forgive you for your innocence, so you will say it and listen to me." ”

Wei Zhongxian thought about it, isn't this a good time to add to the blockage of those grandsons in the southeast and the remnants of the Donglin Party? Immediately, he bowed down and said, "The slave should die."

In the southeast, there are indeed rumors, especially in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Saying that His Majesty killed too much, it was Ling Chi at every turn, or the Nine Clans were punished, and it was the king of the Emperor, and it was not as cruel as His Majesty, and the great drought in Shaanxi was caused by His Majesty's failure to cultivate virtue and benevolence.

The slave maid once sent someone to investigate carefully, and found that the root of these rumors was mostly still in the Donglin Party and the remnants of the Restoration Society. ”

Emperor Chongzhen snorted, his face still did not change, making Wei Zhongxian secretly sigh that this lord's imperial skills are becoming more and more proficient, even compared to the previous emperor, it is also much surpassed.

In fact, if you think about it, it is indeed like this, after the first emperor ascended the throne, he dealt with the Donglin Party step by step, and did not hesitate to use the carpenter to defile himself, reuse the factory guard, and in the end still ended up in such a miserable end.

However, this lord, since he ascended the throne, first issued an edict of never giving money to buy the hearts of the people, and then took the opportunity of Jiannu knocking to brush a wave of prestige, and killed Donglin and the Confucian family in Shandong.

Wei Zhongxian was thinking about these things in his heart, but he heard Emperor Chongzhen suddenly speak: "They are all a group of white-eyed wolves who can't be raised, relying on the pen in their hands, they can write as much as they want, it's a bastard!" ”

Wei Zhongxian was a little difficult to answer for a while, his original title of nine thousand years old was not made up by these bastards, but it is also a fact that the good and the bad are uneven in the eunuch party, and it is normal to not be able to fight these literati.

Haosheng pondered for a while, and Wei Zhongxian said: "Emperor, these people can't be killed cleanly, so it's better for the emperor not to be angry with them." ”

When Chongzhen heard this, he sneered and said, "What are I angry with them? They have a pen in their hands, but I don't have them in my hands? It's nothing more than whose is thicker and darker. ”

Before Wei Zhongxian could figure out why the pen was thicker than black, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "I will return to Beijing tomorrow, and Zhongxian will watch here for me, especially in several other counties that I have not seen, so I must check it carefully." ”

After Wei Zhongxian should be right, Emperor Chongzhen continued: "You are the old man left by the imperial brother to use me, the imperial brother said that you can be reused, and the only ones I can trust are you and Wang Chengen, these own family members." Don't let me down. ”